Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1921-Jan 1922)

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Her eyes burned out of the paper whiteness of her face as thru the Holes of a mask. "Bud I can save you," continued Sotan, rubbing his yellow little hands softly." You promise fin' out w'at Mlister Strong know about thas island and tell me, and you can go home. I tell my fliends — they kill Wu Ting. You likec?" The pent horror in Natalya's brain found outlet in a scream. Thru the glass door at the side of the room glided another figure. Wu Ting made a gesture and his former servant obeyed it sullenly, shuttling from the room, but leaving the glass door ajar. Leaning against the wall, -with a shrinking that was of the soul as well as the body, Natalya stared into the twinkling, beady eyes of the man whom Sotan had just called her husband. Her mind clutched at a frail straw of hope — if she could get him away from her, if she could escape from this hideous place, Austin would take care of her. "That man" — she gestured toward the door — !'he was bargaining with me ! He offered to have you killed if I would agree to his terms !" Not a quiver of the flat, yellow face before her showed that her desperate device had succeeded, but the small, unblinking eyes of Wu Ting were venomous. Without a word, he turned. Clutching at the table, Xatalya watched him go out the door and close it behind him. then her heart gave a suffocating throb. On the glass of the door was cast the shadow of Murder's Self, with lips drawn back from teeth, fingers crooked into fangs ! When Wu Ting slipped back into the room he was smiling softly. "I should have had him stabbed long ago," he said affably. "I fear I am soft-hearted. But his lips shall never speak lies again!" "Then it was a lie?" panted Natalya. "He said I was married to you ! Tell me it was a lie !" Wu Ting shook his head regretfully. "No. Even the mire produces sometimes a white blossom. He spoke the truth that once. You were my wife by Chinese law, and I came to claim you. 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